Sujet
Apollo 8 Astronaut James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot of the first manned Saturn V space flight into Lunar orbit, a
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Apollo 8 Astronaut James Lovell, Command Module CM pilot of the first manned Saturn V space flight into Lunar orbit, accepted a phone call from the U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson prior to launch. Lovell, along with astronauts William Anders, Lunar Module LM pilot, and Frank Borman, commander, launched aboard the Apollo 8 mission on December 21, 1968 and returned safely to Earth on December 27, 1968. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both far side and near side, obtaining informati Copyright: xpiemagsx piemagsspace-47835 ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT
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IMAGO/piemags
Date
01 janv. 1900
Crédit
Photo12/Imago
Notre référence
MGO25A10_041
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
20,4Mo (1,4Mo) / 20,1cm x 25,4cm / 2372 x 3000 (300dpi)